EMNLP 2026 talks spotlight LLMs as 'simulated learners' for language acquisition

At EMNLP 2026, Pascale Fung outlined three ways LLMs can serve as scientific instruments including 'simulated learners' trained on controlled input, while Najoung Kim highlighted work using bigram models and LLMs to systematically generate new hypotheses about child language acquisition.

2026-10-26 ~ 2026-10-26 · 3 related posts

• Pascale Fung's EMNLP keynote frames LLMs as scientific instruments in three ways — najoungkim · 2026-10-26
• The paper behind the EMNLP 2026 keynote on bigram 'simulated learners' — najoungkim · 2026-10-26
• Behind the EMNLP keynote: LMs as simulated learners to generate child language acquisition hypotheses — najoungkim · 2026-10-26